What You'd Actually See Falling Into a Black Hole

We fall into Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the center of our galaxy, from 400 million miles out to the very end, and stop at every stage to ask what your eyes would actually see. Most of it isn't what the movies show, and the last view is a line. 0:00 The approach 2:22 The glowing gas 4:36 The ring of light 6:44 Your friend watching 8:50 Crossing the edge 10:59 Inside Black hole photos of Sagittarius A* (2022) and M87* (2019): EHT Collaboration, CC BY 4.0.